Dessert

mom's pumpkin cookies! is for Dessert.

mom's pumpkin cookies! takes several minutes to prepare.

mom's pumpkin cookies! takes several minutes to cook.

mom's pumpkin cookies! makes 84 servings.

The ingredients for mom's pumpkin cookies! are:

2 cups shortening
2 cups white sugar
16oz. canned pumpkin
2 eggs
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon allspice


Frosting

2 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Here is how you make mom's pumpkin cookies!:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sifted combined flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and vanilla to sugar mixture, and beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients. Drop on lightly greased cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cookies, then frost. Makes 7 Dozen Number of Servings: 84Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DOWNHILLDIVA44.

The nutritional information for mom's pumpkin cookies! is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 84
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 98.3

• Total Fat: 4.8 g
• Cholesterol: 5.1 mg
• Sodium: 28.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 12.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.4 g
• Protein: 0.9 g